The big break and the baby fro (HYC Check in)

So, this is an amazing week for me so far. This is the first time I've ever successfully broken the 260lb curse. In the 8 months since I've started this blog I've never been able to get below 260 lbs.
This week I'm finally 258!

So my current stats are:
Body Weight: 258.6 lbs *happy dance*
Body Fat: 42%  *happier dance*
Water Content: 41.5% *happiest dance*

I can't even put into words how happy I am that what I'm doing finally seems to be working. Between Chalean Extreme and other fun Cardio workouts I do on my off days (Belly Dance Core Fitness and Windsor Pilates Accelerated sculpting) I feel great. I haven't yet noticed any difference with my measurements but my body feels tighter and I can feel a bigger bicep growing under there somewhere.  Plus my clothes feel like they fit better. So I won't ask for more. I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.

It turns out that as of tomorrow, I would have finished my first 90 day round. Doing not what I expected but getting the results I wanted anyway. Thank God!

In other news, I've been shocking people left and right with my sudden impulse to Big Chop early. Yeah, you heard me. I am now the proud, somewhat anxious owner, of a TWA (Teeny Weeny Afro) or as I like to call it - my baby fro.

TA-DA!!

Here I am in all my natural glory. On March 27th, I washed my hair - grabbed a scissors and started cutting off ALL my relaxed ends. I was literally shaking while holding the scissors (and it probably shows because it's kind of uneven) but I did it.  The reactions have ranged from shocked disbelief and confused ramblings about my sanity (people without natural hair)  to joy and acceptance (my afro'd friends, boyfriend and mummy (love you Mummy) to subdued silence ( I think that was the most disconcerting of all). 

I am a bit paranoid as I'm not yet 100% comfortable with my hair. Still getting used to the shortness. This is a big deal for me. I went from someone who was afraid to get near a scissors because I was fighting for length to hacking at my own tresses in my bedroom mirror in 0 - 60 seconds. And while I don't regret it, I'm still shocked every time I look in the mirror. However, wash and gos rock, my natural tight springy pin curls rock and knowing this is ALL mine rocks even harder. 

Still learning about how to care for these thirsty tresses but at least the first step is behind me.